Ihab Makhlouf (Arabic: إيهاب مخلوف; born 21 January 1973), also known as Ehab Makhlouf, is a Syrian businessman, a brother of Syrian businessman Rami Makhlouf and maternal cousin of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Ihab Makhlouf | |
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إيهاب مخلوف | |
| Born | 21 January 1973 |
| Nationality | Syrian |
| Other names | Ehab Makhlouf |
| Citizenship | Syria |
| Known for | Syriatel |
| Parent(s) | Mohammed Makhlouf Ghada Adib Mhanna |
| Relatives | Hafez Makhlouf (brother) Rami Makhlouf (brother) Iyad Makhlouf (twin brother) Anisa Makhlouf (aunt) Bashar al Assad (cousin) Atef Najib (cousin) |
He is sanctioned by the European Union,[1] US Treasury,[2] and UK Treasury[3] for violence against the civilian population during the Syrian uprisings, and for helping Rami Makhlouf or the Syrian government evade sanctions.[2]
Business activities edit
Ihab Makhlouf was the vice chairman of Syriatel, the Syrian mobile phone company owned by his brother Rami Makhlouf.[4] He resigned from Syriatel in 2020 when his brother Rami Makhlouf fell into dispute with the Syrian government, pledging loyalty to the Bashar al-Assad government.[5]
In 2020 the Syrian government awarded Ihab Makhlouf and his partner Kuwaiti businessman and former MP Abdul-Hamid Dashti a contract to operate Syria's duty-free shops.[6][7]
References edit
- ^ "Syria: Assad, his cousins and a Moscow skyscraper". Financial Times. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ a b "U.S. imposes sanctions on Syrians, entities linked to government". Reuters. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, HM Treasury. Financial Sanctions Notice, Syria" (PDF). 19 May 2022.
- ^ "U.S. imposes sanctions on Syrians, entities linked to government". Reuters. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "Rami Makhlouf's brother Ihab confirms Syriatel resignation, declares loyalty to Assad". Al Arabiya English. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "Will Ihab Makhlouf save his family's economic empire in Syria?". Enab Baladi. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ Staff, The New Arab (24 August 2020). "Assad awards duty-free contract to Rami Makhlouf's brother". Retrieved 23 May 2022.
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